Monthly Archives for June, 2010



Wednesday’s Harvest

Posted on: June 30th, 2010 by
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Baby Cucumbers
This has been a rather productive week here on Dog Island. The summer veggies are starting to roll in. The biggest harvest this week was our very first harvest of cucumbers. We had been keeping Continue reading the story "Wednesday’s Harvest"

flickr of inspiration- Greenhouses

Posted on: June 29th, 2010 by
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Monday’s Guests- Felt bags

Posted on: June 28th, 2010 by
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Monday's Guest is The Inadvertent Gardener, Kim.  She lives on a small 10 acre farm in Washington State where Continue reading the story "Monday’s Guests- Felt bags"

Root Vegetables in Lime Curry Dressing

Posted on: June 27th, 2010 by
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Saturday Farm Diary – It’s Been a Busy Month

Posted on: June 26th, 2010 by
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We've got a lot going on right now on the farm, and even more things in the works. Since our goats tested negative for CAE and Johnes, we'll be looking into breeding them this fall.
Black Copper Maran Rooster
In the meantime we're going to add some rabbits to the farm along with meat chickens and some more Continue reading the story "Saturday Farm Diary – It’s Been a Busy Month"

Thursday in the City- Meal Planning (Bring a Dish to Share)

Posted on: June 24th, 2010 by
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Three Bean Salad

Last week, I mentioned (I believe in the comments) that I wanted to be able to find dishes that worked, and be able to recreate them with out thinking.  This Three Bean Salad recipe is from Martha Stewart.  I instantly Continue reading the story "Thursday in the City- Meal Planning (Bring a Dish to Share)"

Wednesday’s Harvest

Posted on: June 23rd, 2010 by
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Another week, another dollar...saved. Our zucchini has blown us away. Really, I shouldn't be surprised. I'm more than familiar with their exponentially producing effect. But see, last year we didn't get a single zucchini. We had a salt issue and we were lucky to keep any of our squash Continue reading the story "Wednesday’s Harvest"

Flickr of inspiration- Baskets

Posted on: June 21st, 2010 by
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Habichuelas: Puerto Rican One-Pot Beans

Posted on: June 20th, 2010 by
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Yeah, I'm one of those people who likes to talk a lot about Continue reading the story "Habichuelas: Puerto Rican One-Pot Beans"

Saturday’s Farm Diary – Confessions of a Meat Eater

Posted on: June 19th, 2010 by
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Food, Inc. really struck a cord with me. So did King Corn. It's not just how unhealthy the meat is, but how inhumane. Of course if you're reading this, I'm probably preaching to the choir, so I'll pass on getting into all of Continue reading the story "Saturday’s Farm Diary – Confessions of a Meat Eater"